The Northland Christian Cougars will face off against the Burkeville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Northland Christian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 44 points back in August, they were much more limited against Emery/Weiner last Thursday. They had to suffer through a 56-8 loss at the hands of Emery/Weiner.
Meanwhile, Burkeville took a blow against Baytown Christian two weeks ago, falling 65-20. The loss put an end to the Mustangs' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Burkeville saw an underclassman step up: freshman JaDerrick Ballard rushed for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 155 yards and one TD on only 13 passes.
Northland Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Burkeville, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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